Jonesboro boys third in conference tournament

Jonesboro defeated Cobden to win third place in the Southern Illini Conference junior high school boys’ basketball tournament at Anna Saturday, Dec. 12.

Following are game summaries:

Jonesboro 33, Cobden 28: Tyler Vaughn scored 11 points to lead Jonesboro to the third place win.

Dakota Easterly added 8 points, Damian Reed 5, Trey Pender, Zane DeWitt and Derek Harvell 4 apiece and Garrett Nadeau 1.

 Century 48, Jonesboro 38: Vaughn scored 11 points to lead Jonesboro in the second-round loss in the tournament Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Ben McFarland scored 8 points for Jonesboro. DeWitt added 6 points, Reed 5 and Noah Fuller and Derek Harvell 4 apiece.

Jonesboro 57, Anna 47: Vaughn led the way with 19 points in the first-round win Monday, Dec. 7.

McFarland added 14 points, Reed 9, Easterly 4, Pender 3 and Sammy Houseright, DeWitt, Nadeau and Dallas Marks 2 apiece.

Jonesboro 70, Lick Creek 26: Vaughn scored 18 points to lead visiting Jonesboro in regular season-action Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Easterly netted 11 points, McFarland, DeWitt and Harvell 8 apiece, Reed 7, Trey Pender 6 and Nadeau and Fuller 2 each.

DeWitt scored 12 points to lead Jonesboro to a 49-9 win over Lick Creek in the junior varsity game.

Fuller added 11 points, Nadeau 8, Issac Pender, Garrett Cook, Garrett Nimmo and Harvell 4 each and Bayle Robertson 2.